2024 the District of Columbia Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in the District of Columbia paid $31,757 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $13,990 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2024 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $7,882.37 |
| * Includes $3,258.76 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $2,964.47 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $266.72 for National Institutes of Health | |
| * Includes $84.11 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| * Includes $53.06 for Substance use & mental health programs | |
| War and Weapons | $6,627.77 |
| * Includes $5,236.41 for Pentagon | |
| * Includes $2,557.05 for Pentagon - Contractors | |
| * Includes $1,090.82 for Pentagon - Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $694.73 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors | |
| * Includes $207.34 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| * Includes $158.02 for Aid to foreign militaries | |
| * Includes $130.78 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid) | |
| * Includes $78.09 for F-35 Jet Fighter | |
| * Includes $10.40 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts | |
| * Includes $0.66 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) | |
| Interest on Debt | $6,171.81 |
| Veterans | $1,987.14 |
| * Includes $1,985.81 for Veterans' Affairs (VA) | |
| * Includes $115.61 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act) | |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,886.58 |
| * Includes $323.99 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $165.03 for Child Tax Credit | |
| * Includes $46.85 for Refugee Assistance | |
| * Includes $30.00 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| * Includes $1.83 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) | |
| Education | $1,454.88 |
| * Includes $1,407.93 for Department of Education | |
| * Includes $745.39 for Dept. of Education - College Aid | |
| * Includes $547.29 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools | |
| * Includes $3.36 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting | |
| * Includes $2.56 for Museum and Library Services | |
| Food and Agriculture | $1,283.66 |
| * Includes $797.16 for Food stamps (SNAP) | |
| * Includes $216.06 for School Lunch & child nutrition | |
| * Includes $52.46 for Farm Services Agency | |
| * Includes $29.78 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) | |
| Government | $1,164.46 |
| * Includes $277.28 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | |
| * Includes $141.60 for Internal Revenue Service | |
| * Includes $55.53 for Federal Court System | |
| * Includes $7.88 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders | |
| * Includes $7.04 for Postal Service | |
| * Includes $5.24 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) | |
| * Includes $0.74 for Minority Business Development Agency | |
| * Includes $0.02 for Interagency Council on Homelessness | |
| Housing and Community | $1,094.47 |
| * Includes $388.04 for Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
| * Includes $337.90 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund | |
| * Includes $321.03 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development | |
| * Includes $68.93 for Head Start | |
| * Includes $43.96 for Public Housing | |
| Energy and Environment | $673.95 |
| * Includes $227.83 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $70.25 for Forest Service | |
| * Includes $44.81 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | |
| * Includes $44.80 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| * Includes $25.41 for National Park Service | |
| International Affairs | $416.34 |
| * Includes $92.65 for Diplomacy | |
| * Includes $70.44 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | |
| * Includes $5.35 for USAID - Climate Aid | |
| Law Enforcement | $408.21 |
| * Includes $175.66 for Deportations & border patrol | |
| * Includes $50.87 for Federal Prisons | |
| Transportation | $353.57 |
| * Includes $68.19 for Highways | |
| * Includes $53.31 for Public transit | |
| * Includes $41.94 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $41.76 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| * Includes $24.60 for Amtrak & Rail Service | |
| Science | $251.50 |
| * Includes $137.76 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) | |
| * Includes $59.00 for National Science Foundation | |
| * Includes $9.13 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts | |
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| TOTAL | $31,757 |
| US AVERAGE | $17,766 |
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